Panasonic ZS3 vs Sony RX10 IV

On this page, we are analyzing the Panasonic ZS3 vs Sony RX10 IV, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the ZS3 (10MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the ZS3 (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The ZS3 was revealed 9 years before the RX10 IV and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS3 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the ZS3 matches up against the RX10 IV with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS3 Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic ZS3 has got physical dimensions of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 229 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") having a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the ZS3 compared to the RX10 IV.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ZS3 and RX10 IV is 91 and 52 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to visualise the gap in sensor sizing merely by checking out technical specs. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS3 and RX10 IV.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The ZS3 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX10 IV will show greater detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images more aggressively. The older ZS3 will be behind in sensor tech.